Andy Beck, a Manitowoc County Metro Drug Unit investigator, urged citizens to report suspicious activities that may be indicative of drug use or sales.

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Dustin Wernli wasn't listed as one of the speakers at Thursday night's Town Hall meeting with one focus on the cost of excessive alcohol use in Manitowoc County - a staggering $1,437 annually for each resident.

But near the end of the two-hour program the federal Drug Enforcement Agency special agent had the full attention of a City Council chambers audience with a perhaps more jolting message.

"You have nasty groups of people who have moved in next to you," said Wernli, whose drug-fighting efforts are focused on Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties, citing the invasion into the Midwest of ...